The 12 Best Gifts for Travelers

November 8, 2017

With the holidays coming up we will all be faced with the same task: buying presents. And while most of us just simply love the holidays, buying presents isn’t always easy. Especially not for people who are currently living out of their backpack, or plan to do that in the future! However, even us travelers love getting gifts, at least I know I do, and based on gifts I have received in the past, and my own wish-list, here are the 12 best gifts for travelers!

Gifts for Travelers

Once we return home from our far away adventures we love to be reminded of all the wonderful places we have visited. This scratch map is exactly that! A perfect gift for someone who has just backpacked around the world, returned to his/her new home and could use some decoration on the wall! This map had to have a spot in the best gifts for travelers!

While the scratch map is one of my favorite things hanging in my room, it isn’t really practical for the long term travelers. Still like the idea? Why not give a travel diary sized scratch map instead! The Travelogue comes in a small compact size, easy to fit in a backpack or suitcase, and including a small scratch map per continent!

Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travel is a list of the 500 most beautiful and unmissable sights in the world. It covers world known famous sights such as the Taj Mahal, to sights you have never even heard of! The perfect gift for a traveler who is always looking for new travel inspiration

So far my favorite travel book in my bookcase. A beautiful book filled with 365 experiences, one for every day of the year. Find out what the best place to is for your birthday, what unique experience you can find in your next travel destination, and what else you can add to your bucket list! A perfect gift for an adventurous traveler.

What better way to document your travels than by taking pictures? And well yeah we all might have cameras on our phones today, but there is something special about a polaroid camera. You take the moment and print it out on a photo, and will have it right there and then to cherish forever. Collect them during travels and hang them back up at home! A perfect gift for every traveler.

Is your friend or family member a photography lover? By them a camera strap. Replace that standard Nikon, Sony, Canon strap for something a lot more fashionable and fun to look at. For example, this vintage looking strap!

A great gift for a friend or family member who will be heading on a new journey soon. Packing cubes are a must have for any traveler or backpacker, they make it so much easier to sort out your backpack and organize your stuff! I wouldn’t know where I would be without them.

Keep all those documents easy and compact together with a Passport wallet! Fit all those credit cards, cash, passport and boarding passes in one simple wallet and your friend or family member will be ready to go. And the best thing, it is stylish too and comes in many many colors!

Hamam towels are known for being soft, quick drying and of great quality. A perfect gift for any friend or family member who is heading for a beach or pool hanging vacation! The towel comes in many colors, and is therefore the perfect pick for well… anyone!

No more carrying around heavy books. Just simply bring a Kindle along! Charge once and it will last for days, it can store hundreds of books. A kindle is a must have for beach vacations, long term traveling or even outdoor adventures. Read books by the fire, in the bus, next to the pool, a Kindle is perfect for it all!

Keeping a travel blog or diary is not always easy. The one line a day diary, however, is a perfect solution. Let your friends or family members write a simple one line a day, for it all to relive them the next year! Every single page contains a date and 5 spaces for 5 lines of 5 years!

A great travel gift for the traveler with long commutes. This comfort kit, including neck pillow, earplugs and sleep mask will generate a comfortable flight, or bus ride! Compact, and easy to take with, can even be used in hostels to get a perfect good night sleep!

The 12 best gifts for travelers

And there you have it, the 12 best gifts for travelers. From gifts for photographers, to gifts for adventurers, these 12 gifts will suit all! So what are you waiting for, order those gifts so they are delivered in time for the holidays! Do you have any other gifts that are missing is this list? Tell me in the comment section down below. Oh, and don’t forget to pin it!

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Thanks Cynthia! I used to have one myself and regret not bringing one on this trip currently, I just thought it would be extra weight to carry around with all my gear. But maybe I’ll buy one for myself this Christmas and give it another try!

Hi Odette! Love this post. These are really the things every traveler would love to get. But I don’t think someone’s going to buy any for me. Haha. I’ll just gift to myself. The scratch map is really nice. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Florence! Oh haha, no large Christmas celebration either here! But well, we all deserve to buy some presents for ourself right? I have the scratch map myself, but haven’t been home in a year so I can’t wait to scratch off all my newly visited countries!

Love the list Odette! Such great ideas for the travel lovers in your life 🙂 I think the polaroid camera would be so much fun! A little bit of retro cool. Personally I’ve been wanting a scratch map for a while, maybe I should drop a few more hints haha

Thanks Meaghan! I have been wanting the polaroid camera for so long now, but traveling around with all my camera gear already takes up so much space haha. And yes, I got the scratch map last year for my birthday from two friends, and I was just so happy!

Thanks Jasmine! So jealous, I am still doubting every time I see a polaroid if I should buy one or not, maybe I should just cave too. I am thinking about getting the one line a day diary as a present for myself, great way to start the new year?